This post shares some findings from the blog readers’ survey conducted last year. 34 responses were received over a span of 2 weeks, which were very encouraging.

Mohan, Navaneethan, Sandesh and Mridula were the first to respond (My first response team!). Survey results are self explanatory. Sharing the questions and the answers below:

Travelogues and reviews were most liked, while self praises and paid reviews were least liked. Lot of entries said they don’t mind paid reviews or 1 or 2 per month is fine, but they will be reduced to minimal to zero in the overall long term interest of the blog.

3. Your preferences about paid reviews at enidhi.net

Please don’t do it

7

1 or 2 per month

8

I don’t mind

17

Others

2

4 When I have multiple small but unrelated updates, do you prefer

1 post with multiple updates

27

separate posts for each updates

6

Others

1

5 How do you access/read enidhi.net?

Feedreader

16

Follow link in twitter/gtalk

3

I've bookmarked

4

I type URL in browser

5

Blogrolled

4

Others

2

6. If you don't leave a comment it is mainly because

I feel lazy

14

Its inconvenient to comment from my feed reader/email

4

Technical Reasons

3

I can't connect to topic of blog post

5

Others

6

I don’t find value

2

7. How closely do you know me

I don't know you outside this blog

13

I've met you few times

5

I know you very well

4

I know little about you through your public profile

9

Others

3

8. Do you prefer to take this blogger-blog reader relationship further?

No thanks

2

Yes for business Possibilities

2

Link exchange

3

Yes, As a friend

25

Others

2

9. Your comment on frequency of blog posts at enidhi.net

Blog less but write better

4

Blog more

2

Current rate-2-3 posts is fine

28

10. Your comment on overall quality of posts (avg score:)

3.88

11. What turns you off at this blog?

design

6

Site loading time or other technical parameters

5

Nothing as such

4

Spelling and grammer

2

Others / no answer

13

Writing style

4

12. Are you interested in contributing guest posts in this blog?

yes

19

No

15

13. After reading a post what do you do?

Click on links provided in the post

14

Try to leave a comment

8

Look around for more interesting posts

10

others

2

14. Please rate the design/template of this blog

3.15

18. What describes you best?

IT professional

20

Others

6

About 50% of readers are total strangers, while rest consisted of regular readers, friends and relatives. Close to 50% feel lazy to comment. Majority are IT professionals…Key take homes from the survey: Reconsider design, focus on spelling and grammar errors,

There were some technical issues (for some users in some browsers) in the comment format which is embedded in the post- this separate window format works almost all places. Also you get to collapse all comments.

Hence i'm continuing with this format for now. Will explore other options.

Appreciate your efforts and interests to comment. Comments may be moderated due to increased spam. Will ideally respond to comments within few days.Use Anonymous option if you don't wish to leave your name/ID behind- Shrinidhi